Sunyani: Contractor begins work on Berlin Top road after months of sod cutting

Construction works on the Sunyani Berlin Top road has begun as contractors are on-site at the moment.

The road has been a topic of discussion for some years now as residents and drivers who ply the road have been raising series of concerns over its poor nature and how the highway is affecting their day to day activities and health.

However, prior to the 2020 general elections, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia September cut sod for the construction and rehabilitation of Sunyani Town Roads.

At a colourful ceremony in Sunyani, the Vice President was joined by Chiefs and people of the Sunyani Traditional Council for the ceremony to herald the commencement of work.

The project was to construct and rehabilitate a total of 29 kilometres of Sunyani town’s roads.

It forms part of the major roads across the country funded under the Sinohydro agreement the Akufo-Addo government signed with Sinohydro Corporation and the Chinese government.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice President Bawumia said the construction and rehabilitation of the Sunyani inner-city roads was part of President Akufo-Addo’s vision of improving and expanding access to road networks.

Dr Bawumia highlighted the impact of the agreement on infrastructural development in the country, adding that the NDC tried everything they could to stop the agreement, which he stressed, was beneficial to Ghanaians.

About eight major suburbs and a total of 26 communities under these suburbs in the Sunyani Municipality are to benefit from the Sunyani inner-city roads.

The major suburbs and their surroundings, where the road construction and rehabilitation are to take place are Agyei Ano (Dr Berko area roads), Mayfair area roads, Baakoniaba area roads, New Town area roads, Estate inner link roads, Berlin Top area roads, Penkwase area roads, and Sunyani inner link roads.

Seven months after the sod cutting, the contractor for the project has now begun work.

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